WEBVTT LOOKING GOOD NORTHBOUND ANDSOUTHBOUND.THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR TIMESAVERTRAFFIC.RANDI: YOU MENTIONED THAT FIRE.THIS MORNING, THE SEARCH IS ONFOR A WORKER STILL MISSING,FOLLOWING A PIPELINE EXPLOSIONAT A PLANT IN ST. CHARLES PARI.YOU CAN SEE FLAMES LIGHTING UPTHE NIGHT SKY. RIGHT NOW, THREE PEOPLE ARE INTHE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING HURT INTHE EXPLOSION, AND THE FIRE ISSTILL BURNING THIS MORNING. CHARLES: 60 HOMES HAD TO BEEVACUATED FROM THE AREA. WDSU REPORTER KELSEY DAVIS JOINSUS LIVE NOW WITH HOW FAMILIESARE BEING HELPED AND THE LATESON THE FIRE.KELLIE CHARLES --KELSEY:CHARLES, GOOD MORNING.WE'RE LIVE AT THE JUDGE EDWARDDUFRESNE COMMUNITY CENTER INLULING, WHERE PEOPLE EVACUATEDFROM THEIR HOMES LAST NIGHT AREBEING SHELTERED. THIS IS BEING PROVIDED BY THERED CROSS IN SAINT CHARLESPARISH GREAT THAT FIRE STILLLIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY.WE COULD SEE FROM THE HALE BOGGSBRIDGE IS STILL BURNING THISMORNING.SHERIFF GREG CHAMPAGNE TELLS USTHE EXPLOSION AND FIRE STARTEDAROUND 7:00 P.M. ALONG A PHILIPETROLEUM PIPELINE. THE PLANT PROCESSES NATURAL GASAND ITS BYPRODUCTS. THE SHERIFF SAYS WORKERSCLEANING PIPELINE WHEN, FORREASONS UNKNOWN, IT IGNITED. SIX EMPLOYEES WORKER WERE THEREAT THE TIME.THIS MORNING, FIVE ACCOUNTEDFOR.ONE IS ST. ANNE HOSPITALRACELAND, ONE IN BEING TREATEDFOR BURNS, THREE OTHERS WALKEDAWAY WITH MINOR TO NO INJURIES. AS YOU JUST HEARD, ONE OF THEWORKERS WHO WAS THERE AT THETIME OF THE EXPLOSION IS STILLMISSING THIS MORNING.THE SHERIFF SAID WHILE FIRE ISBURNING CLEAN, WHAT IT'S BURNINGIS NOT A THREAT TO THEENVIRONMENT.IT'S PRETTY MUCH A LARGE BLOWTORCH AND THEY CAN'T GET TOOCLOSE TO WORK TO PUT IT OUT ANDCAN'T PUT WATER ON IT. >> IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE,OBVIOUSLY.IT'S N A DANGER.IT BURNS OFF, IT APPEARS ITSHOULDN'T BE A DANGER.IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING ITBURNED OFF.THEY ARE TRY TO GET IT SHUT OFFAT SOURCES.IT HAS BEEN SHUT OFF OF THE MAINSOURCE, BUT THOSE ARE MILESAWAY.THEY ARE LOOKING FOR VALVES THATARE CLOSER TO SHUT IT DOWN SO ITWON'T BURN SO LONG.KELSEY: THE SHERIFF SAYS WHENTHE FIRE STARTED LAST NIGHT 60, HOMES ALONG OLD SPANISH TRAILWERE EVACUATED. WE'RE TOLD THOSE WHO LIVEBETWEEN HIGHWAY 635 TO 306 BAYOUGAUCHE ROAD ARE NOT BEINGALLOWED TO RETURN HOME YET.HOWEVER, OFFICIALS SAY IF YOULIVE WEST OF HIGHWAY 635, YOUCAN RETURNIF YOU WERE EVACUATED LAST NIGHTOR CANNOT GET BACK TO YOUR HOMERIGHT NOW, THE RED CROSS ISPROVIDING SHELTER HERE AT THEDUFRESNE COMMUNITY CENTER INLULING.

Sixty homes in the area were evacuated. Those who live between Highway 635 to 306 Bayou Gauche Road are not being allowed to return home yet. However, officials said people who live west of Highway 635 can return.